Conference proposals

As a microtonalist in Perth, Western Australia, voting for San Diego vs.
some other U.S. city is voting for Mars rather than Jupiter...

It's not out of the question that I would make the effort to fly over
(same sentiment as Lydia in HK, I understand), particularly as I expect
to have a couple of more conferences to attend next year in the Northern
summer. What would put me off is if I didn't think it was worthwhile, i.e
if the conference was poorly organised, didn't have a good program of
papers and concerts etc.

The Int. Computer Music Conference is a model of how such a conference
could be organised, lunch and evening concerts, daily papers, keynote
presentations.

I strongly suggest organising via an academic institution, with a widely
selected panel of referees for papers and music (practictioners and
theorists) to ensure it doesn't become an ivory tower.

The ICMC moves each year according to the hosting organisation. Given
how cheap travelling in the U.S is (in comparison to Australia - I have
to travel 4000Kms to get to another capital city, it's cheaper to get to
Bali than to Sydney), I don't think the location within the continental
U.S. should be the highest priority.

Regards

Leigh
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They are somewhat like Indian gamulkas, more like shapes of sound than
pitches. It's many years since I learned them and performed. I barely
remember them.

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